Skiing
Platform: Atari 2600
Region: USA
Media: Cartridge
Controller: Joystick
Genre: Sports - Skiing
Gametype: Licensed
Release Year: 1980
Developer: Activision
Publisher: Activision / Dactar
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Now you can ski all year long without worrying about tight boots, cold hands, long lift lines--or whether it snows!  Skiing by ACTIVISION challenges you with a wide variety of slalom and downhill runs, designed for everyone from amateur to pro.  Even if you've never been on a pair of skiis, you can be a champion skier with Skiing by AACTIVISION.  Read these instructions to find out how to make record-breaking runs without getting wrapped around a tree or crashing into a gate.

~From the Manual

Skiing is one of the few games that replicate this familiar winter sport on the Atari 2600, and does it very well at that. You can either take on a slalom run, with time penalties assessed for any missed gates, or go for a downhill run, where the objective is to ski the given distance as quickly as possible. The first four game variations for each game type are preset, whereas the fifth one generates a random course every time, providing for a new challenge each time you play. Players who could beat a time of 28.2 seconds on game three could earn an Activision Ski Team patch. (Contributed by Larcen Tyler)

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